The Plainsmen is a western fiction series by American novelist Terry C. Johnston. The series follows central character Seamus Donegan during the U.S. Army’s struggle with the Native Americans. The series starts in 1866, with the last several novels set in 1877.

Terry C. Johnston began his Plainsmen series in 1990 with Sioux Dawn: The Fetterman Massacre. The series lasted 16 novels, concluding with Turn the Stars Upside Down: The Last Days and Tragic Death of Crazy Horse, published in 2001. Below is a list of Terry C. Johnston’s Plainsmen books in order of when they were first published (which is also their chronological order):

Publication Order of Plainsmen Books

Sioux Dawn(1990)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Stalkers(1990)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Red Cloud's Revenge(1990)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Black Sun(1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Devil's Backbone(1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Shadow Riders(1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dying Thunder(1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blood Song(1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Reap the Whirlwind(1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Trumpet on the Land(1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Cold Day in Hell(1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Wolf Mountain Moon(1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ashes of Heaven(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cries from the Earth(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Lay the Mountains Low(2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Turn the Stars Upside Down(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

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